Category: Psychology
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From the archives: Visiting Africa with Burp
Continuing with the discoveries I made in my old files. This is another piece, from when our daughter was quite small, that reminded me of the charm of having an imaginative little one in the house. Yes, they still have imaginations, but they know the difference between truth and make-believe. If you have a little…
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From the archives: Nine pet parenting peeves
I have been cleaning out the files on my computer and found this piece that I wrote when my daughter was in preschool…. she’s nine now. So it’s old news, but what’s amazing is how fresh it is. I still agree with all of it! I think I stopped writing because I’d called the piece…
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Daddy’s little genius
There has been a small rash of these news stories recently: Kid gets extremely high score on IQ test, applies and gets into Mensa. Parents rush to news outlets to make sure Precious Petunia gets her 15 minutes of fame. I shouldn’t be so mean, but it really makes me feel mean. These aren’t 15-year-old…
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Siblings
Things have been pretty darn quiet around our house the last few days. Our son has been off on a school trip to Yosemite, so our daughter is living the life of an only child. What a relief! Don’t get me wrong: I adore both of my kids. I couldn’t imagine life without either of…
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Crippling self-doubt
I had a conversation recently with someone whom I respect greatly. She’s a great person, a loving mom, and has a successful career. But partway through our conversation, I had a realization: She suffers from crippling self-doubt. I didn’t mention it to her. Perhaps it’s just me projecting, but I’m somewhat of an expert on…